Vince Spadea
Vince Spadea
Vincent Spadeais a former ATP Tour professional tennis player from the United States...
ball best close dream game good hitting lost occasion return rise served sign twice win
My return was good today. I've lost to (Lee) twice but this was a good sign to me that my game is improving. I'm hitting the ball close to or as good as ever. This was the best I've served this week. I try to rise to this occasion here in Delray. It would be a dream if I could win this.
glad short
It was a long day, so I'm glad to get through with a short set.
bad calls mistakes saw
You always get bad calls out there. That's expected. You saw how many mistakes I made. You don't think they made any?
compare maybe million people playing
I think my career, if you compare it to other Americans, it was maybe in the shadow, not as good, but was much better than 90 million people that were playing and quit.
knowing lost room valuable worst
I lost some valuable things, but the worst thing is knowing someone was in my room while I was sleeping.
beat weapon
You need a weapon to beat him or you have to out-tough him. That's his game, being tough.
battle court forget trying
I was just trying to forget about it. You want the battle to be on the court not at the hotel.
again help helped john longest losing performance rise
My rise will again be accomplished with help from my sport performance psychologist, John F. Murray, who formerly helped me back from my longest losing streak.
looked stuff
I looked around and my stuff was gone. I thought I was sleepwalking.
practice two mirrors
The Argentineans practice on the court for two hours a day, then they must practice in front of a mirror for two more hour saying 'I'm not guilty.'
book player long
I've been around so long that I might be in record books for being the longest, weirdest, most pathetic great player ever. Look t how precocious I am at 33.